Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-02
DOUTY DECLINES
To Produce the Develop
ment Company's Books.
AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Commissioners Decide to Test
the Matter i'm the United
States Circuit Court.


lond Stanford was examined this
, morning. He stated that he had kept
several books but none ihet We're in
l any way connected with the Contract
and Finance Company. He knew in
a general way of the affairs of that
, company but was not familiar with
them as an official. He last saw the
books Of the company at Sacramento
in the year the Central Pacific Conn
pany moved its Office from Sacramen-
to to San Francisco.
i Governor Pattison asked witness if
he had ever received for Governor
Stanford any dividends in money
from the Contract and Finance Com
pany.
| Yost replied that he had acted
financially for his employer but he
could not say whether he had ever
received any money from that corpor-
alton.
When asked to specifically state
what transactions he had had with
the Contract and Finance Company
ON behalf of Stanford he replied: 81
don't know whether it is proper for
me to answer, as / was an individual
and not an official. This is his pri-
vate business, and not his railroad
| business.
Anderson asked if Senator Stanford
had received stock of the Central Pa
cific railroad from the Contract and
Finance Company amounting to $13.-
600, 900, and whether that transaction
would be entered in his diary. Wit
ness thought not.
Anderson cross-examined the wit
ness at some leng h concerning the
books of the Contract and Finance
Company. which he had seen Mark
Hopkins pack for shipment in 1873.
He said that Hopkins was engaged in
packing the books himself, serewing
up the boxes and marking them. Dur
ing his employment by Senator Stan
ford witness kept private meinoran-
DUN of his business in the shape OF a
diary. These books and papers were
now in the possession of his brother,
fIom whom he could procure them if
required.
"Did you attend to legislation for
Governor Stanford?'
"Yes, in a general way; got up
| statistics and accounts"
"Did you give money to influence
legislation or directly use or hear
about it?"
"NOt that [ know Of"
"Would you remember such cir
cumstance?"
81 don't think / could recall SUCH"
"Did you visit the legislature and
how often?"
"Well, l attended every legislature
there was. | did not 60 alone. gener-
ally went with the Governor as his
secretary"
"Do you know of any money pay
ments to influence legislature on cleo
tisn?"
"I don't remember. / think
would remember"
As for politics he said that all the
officers of the company took an interest
in politics and generally participated
in the campaigns. All the officers
were Republicans except General Col
ton who was Democrat and they
were accustomed to help along the or
ganization. He never knew OF any
money being paid by the railroad
company to either party.
"Did you issue any passes whilst in
his employs"
Eyes, sir. 1 had authority from
him; generally he signed them. |
don't remember to whom they were
issued: generally to employees and
their families"
"Did you give any to members Of
Legislature, Congress, Judges and
their friends?"
eyes, sir"
DoUTY'S EXAMINATION.
Frank S. Douty, Secretary of the
Western Development and Pacific I'm
provement Companies, was next placed |
ON the stand and asked If he had
brought with him the minute books |
of those companies called for at the |
last session. He said that, under ad- |
vice OF counsel, he had not brought the |
books with him, and would decline to
produce them.
"Are those books open to the in
spection of the Commission at your
office ?"
81 say that any books relating to the |
Central Pacific are open to your in
spection, but not any other books"
eve desire to see the accounts show
| ing the construction and cost OF the
Central Pacific and all the other roads |
constructed by the Western Develop
ment Company. Now can we see
these accounts ?'
"On advice OF counsel say they are
not open to inspection"
Witness was then asked with refer (
ence to the Southern Development
Company, Carbon Hill Company,
Rocky Mountain Coal Company and
other corporations through which the
Central Pacific and Southern Pa
cific carried their construction of the
main and feeder lines and transacted
other business. 7
"HAve you any accounts showing
the construction cost of the line from
Delta to the boundary of the State ?"
asked Pattison.
81 have, but / am unable to state
how much that amount is"
''Do the Western Development Com
pany accounts show the construction
cost OF the roads called in ques-
ton ?"
Eyes, SIR"
"Do I understand you to decline to
to produce the books and papers rela-
| tive to the Central Pacific leases?"
Bergin arose and said the same OBJ
| lection would be made.
"Mr. Bergin, ask you whether you
appear here as attorney for the rail-
road"
81 don't know whether it is very
material question:" answered Bergin.
The question was repeated with the
same answer.
/" Do you decline to answer?"